Bank-note cutter.



.H'. E. HOKE," BANK NOTE CUTTER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1909;

3 959,342. Patented May 24, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FICE.

HENRY EYSTER HOKE, OF HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO CLARENCE J. I-IOKE AND ONE-FOURTH TO RALPH H. HOKE, OF HANOVER, PENN- SYLVANIA.

BANK-NOTE CUTTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY EYsTER Home, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hanover, in the county of York and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved BanleNote Cutter, of which the following is a full clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to bank note cutters, and it has for its object to provide one with a plurality of blades, which will hold a sheet of notes in position to be cut when the handle is operated, the frame of the cutter being open so that the notes will fall therethrough when cutting.

The other objects of the invention are to provide a means whereby the blades may be adjusted, and means which will hold the blades yieldingly in a pre-determined position.

In this specification I will describe the preferred form of my invention, it being understood that the scope of the invention is defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the bank note cutter; Fig. 2 is an end view with the movable blades disposed against the stationary blades; Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view with the movable blades raised; Fig. 4 is a rear view of the upper part of the frame; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that an open frame 6 is provided having legs 8, which serve as supports, the frame having a front member 8 and a rear member 9, there being a plurality of stationary blades 10 secured to the front and rear members 8 and 9 respectively. To the rear of the frame are secured lugs 11, to which are journaled a rock shaft 12, a collar 13 being secured to an end of the rock shaft 12, which projects beyond one of the lugs 11, two fingers 14 and 15 respectively being provided, these fingers being integral with the collar 13. To the finger 15 is secured a spring 16, the other end of the spring 16 being secured to a pin 17 on the frame. The other finger 14 is adapted to engage a pin Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 11, 1909.

Patented May 24, 1910. Serial No. 501,513.

18 when the movable blades 19 are disposed beside the stationary blades 10 respectively. These movable blades 19 are secured to arms 20, which are in turn secured to collars 21, which are disposed on the rock shaft 12 and are held in place by set screws 22. There are cut away portions 23 in the rear 9 of the frame to permit the movable blades at 19 to be disposed against the stationary blades 10 for their full length.

To the front of the frame and projecting upwardly are guides 21, and there are also guides 25 which project above the rear 9 of the frame, these guides 24 and 25 being provided to hold a sheet of bank notes in position to be cut by the blades.

At the end of rock shaft 12, opposite that to which the collar 13 is secured, there is a projecting terminal to which collar 26 is secured, there being lever 27 integral with this collar 26. The collar 26 is held in place on the rock shaft 12 by set screw 28.

In using my invention a sheet of bank notes is disposed over the stationary blades 10 and between the guides 24 and 25, when the lever 27 is operated, which draws the movable blades 19 downwardly so that they co-act with the stationary blades 10 to cut the sheet of bank notes at predetermined places, the bank notes falling between the stationary blades 10, and as the frame 6 is opened they may be gathered up between the legs 7 of the frame and a new sheet may be disposed in position at once without stopping to remove the bank notes which have been previously cut. The spring 16 is provided to lift the movable blades upward, and the finger 14, which engages the pin 18, is provided to check the downward movement of the movable blades 19 when they are disposed against the stationary blades 10 for their full length.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a bank note cutter, a frame open between its sides and ends, a plurality of stationary blades secured to the sides of the frame and disposed thereacross, lugs projecting rearwardly from the frame, a shaft j ournaled in bearings in the lugs, blades secured to the shaft, one adapted to co-act with each of the stationary blades, the planes of the cutting edges of the blades secured to the shaft being disposed forwardly of the connection between the cutting edges and the shaft, and means to rock the shaft.

2. In a bank note cutter, a frame, a plurality of stationary blades secured to the sides of the frame disposed thereacross, lugs projecting outwardly from the frame, a shaft journaled in the lugs, blades secured to the shaft adapted to co-act with the stationary blades respectively, a lever secured to the shaft by which it may be operated, two fingers secured to the shaft, a spring secured to one of the fingers and to the frame adapted to hold the shaft yieldingly in a pre-determined position, and a stop on the frame against which the other finger is adapted to strike to limit the downward stroke of the movable blades secured to the shaft.

3. In a bank note cutter, a frame open between its sides and ends, a plurality of stationary blades secured to the sides of the frame and disposed thereacross, lugs projecting rearwardly from the frame, a shaft j ournaled in bearings in the lugs, blades secured to the shaft, one adapted to co-act with each of the stationary blades, the planes of the cutting edges of the blades secured to the shaft being disposed forwardly of the connection between the cutting edges and the shaft, a lever secured to the shaft by which it may be operated, two fingers secured to the shaft, a spring secured to one of the fingers and to the frame adapted to hold the shaft yieldingly in a pro-determined position and a stop on the frame against which the other finger is adapted to strike to limit the downward stroke of the movable blades secured to the shaft.

4;. In a bank note cutter, an open frame, a plurality of stationary blades secured to the sides of the frame and disposed thereacross, lugs projecting rearwardly from the frame, a shaft journaled in the lugs, blades having sleeves disposed on the shaft so that the blades may be adjusted independently of each other, means to hold the sleeves in a predetermined position, the said blades projecting through cut-away portions of the frame and being adapted to co-act with the stationary blades respectively, and means to limit the radial movement of the shaft.

In a bank note cutter, a frame, a plurality of stationary blades secured to the sides of the frame and disposed thereacross, lugs projecting outwardly from the frame, a shaft journaled in bearings in the lugs, blades secured to the shaft adapted to coact with the stationary blades respectively, two fingers secured to the shaft, :1 spring secured to one of the fingers and to the frame adapted to hold the shaft yieldiugly in a pre-determined position, and a stop on the frame against which the other finger is adapted to strike to limit the downward stroke of the movable blades secured to the shaft.

6. In a bank note cutter, a frame, a plurality of stationary blades secured to the sides of the frame and disposed thereacross, lugs projecting outwardly from the frame, a shaft journaled in bearings in the lugs, blades secured to the shaft adapted to co'act with the stationary blades respectively, a finger secured to the shaft, a stop on the frame against which the finger is adapted to strike to limit the downward stroke of the movable blades secured to the shaft, and means adapted to hold the shaft yieldingly in a pre-determined position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY EYSTER I-IOKE.

Vitnesses EDWARD A. MICHAEL, JOHN E. FREY. 

